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Operating in over 70 countries, Fugro is the world’s leading independent provider ofservices for organisations involved in designing, building and operating large industrialinstallations at sea, such as wind farms or oil rigs. The company has used ArcGIS to developan automated tool that categorises areas of seabed as ‘no go’, ‘high risk’, ‘moderate risk’ or ‘low risk’, according to their development potential. This versatile solution, drawing ona vast amount of seabed data, helps Fugro to guide clients towards the sites that are morelikely to be approved for development, most quickly and at the least cost.

Fugro’s environmental scientists use ArcGIS to analyse complex environmental data, includingthe known movements of marine mammals and underwater flora and fauna. The clarityand insight that GIS provides enables Fugro to reach accurate conclusions about thepossible environmental impacts of proposed developments. It then uses ArcGIS to createaccurate and informative reports, which help clients to make confidently informed decisionsabout how to balance commercial viability with environmental sustainability.

ArcGIS is also used by Fugro to help allay public and commercial concerns about newmarine developments. The company embeds maps into reports and other communicationsmaterials, which can show fishermen, conservationists, local people and other marinestakeholders the minimal consequences that new projects may have on their livelihoodsand the marine environment. In ensuring that information is easy to understand, themaps help to improve acceptance of new schemes and pave the way for more successfulcommercial enterprises.

" The benefit of ArcGIS is just how flexible it can be. It has many different and significant applications within our business. "